A two boat ride on the Mekong delta

 Quite a long bus ride from Saigon but a lovely lazy day. We stopped for coffee at a roadside cafe with a bathroom and hammocks to lay about in. Vietnamese coffee is made in these little metal drip cups.  Mine was ice coffee thank you very much. 

We took a little boat through a narrow channel to a place that makes coconut candy.

We didn't have to paddle this time.

The candy comes in several flavors- coffee, peanut, ginger, chocolate and several more I can't remember.

After the coconut farm tour we transferred to a bigger boat with a motor.

And checked out a local red talapia fish farm. 

It takes about 6 months to grow to market size, about 2 pounds. They do not leave them all in this one tank.

It was really lovely and cool,on the water, beautiful views of the shoreline.

We stopped for lunch at a restaurant along the water and ate Elephant Ear fish. You rolled bits of fish up in rice paper wrappers with rice noodles, basil and pineapple. Yum. That ball thing contained a bit of sticky rice purée in the bottom. A bit odd, tasted ok.

Then it's  back to the hotel in Saigon for a dip in the roof top pool and then to our farewell dinner. Off to Cambodia tomorrow.